Frank Faylen
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- December 8, 1905
- Died
- August 2, 1985
- Birthplace
- Saint Louis, Missouri, USA
Frank Faylen (born Francis Charles Ruf) was an American stage, screen, and television actor. He is best remembered for his movie performances as the cynical male nurse in The Lost Weekend (1945) and Ernie the taxi driver in It's a Wonderful Life (1946), as well as for his portrayal of long-suffering grocer Herbert T. Gillis on the 1950s television sitcom The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis.
Filmography
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life 1987
as Self (archive footage)
Whatever Happened to Dobie Gillis? 1977
as Herbert T. Gillis
Funny Girl 1968
as Keeney
When the Boys Meet the Girls 1965
as Phin Gray
The Monkey's Uncle 1965
as Mr. Dearborne
Fluffy 1965
as Catfish
North to Alaska 1960
as Arnie (uncredited)
Dino 1957
as Frank Mandel
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral 1957
as Sheriff Cotton Wilson
Everything But the Truth 1956
as 'Mac' McMillan
Three Brave Men 1956
as Enos Warren
7th Cavalry 1956
as Sgt. Kruger
Away All Boats 1956
as Chief Phillip P. 'Pappy' Moran
Terror at Midnight 1956
as Fred Hill
The McConnell Story 1955
as Sfc. Sykes
The Looters 1955
as Stan Leppich
The Lone Gun 1954
as Fairweather
Riot in Cell Block 11 1954
as Commissioner Haskell
Red Garters 1954
as Billy Buckett
99 River Street 1953
as Stan Hogan
Hangman's Knot 1952
as Cass Browne
The Lusty Men 1952
as Al Dawson
The Sniper 1952
as Anderson
My Favorite Spy 1951
as Newton
Detective Story 1951
as Det. Gallagher
Passage West 1951
as Curly
Fourteen Hours 1951
as Walter, room service waiter
Copper Canyon 1950
as Mullins
The Eagle and the Hawk 1950
as Red' Hyatt - Danzeeger's Foreman
Convicted 1950
as Convict Ponti
Francis 1950
as Sergeant Chillingbacker
The Nevadan 1950
as Jeff
Whispering Smith 1948
as Whitey Du Sang
Blood on the Moon 1948
as Jake Pindalest
Race Street 1948
as Phil Dickson
Hazard 1948
as Oscar
Road to Rio 1947
as Trigger
Variety Girl 1947
as Frank Faylen
The Perils of Pauline 1947
as Mr. Joe Gurt
The Trouble with Women 1947
as Geeger
Welcome Stranger 1947
as Bill Walters
Easy Come, Easy Go 1947
as Boss
California 1947
as Whitey
Suddenly It's Spring 1947
as Harold Michaels
It's a Wonderful Life 1946
as Ernie
Cross My Heart 1946
as Fingerprint Expert
Two Years Before the Mast 1946
as Hansen
Blue Skies 1946
as Mack (uncredited)
Our Hearts Were Growing Up 1946
as Federal Agent
The Well Groomed Bride 1946
as Cabbie
The Blue Dahlia 1946
as Man Recommending Motel
To Each His Own 1946
as Babe
Masquerade in Mexico 1945
as Brooklyn (uncredited)
The Lost Weekend 1945
as 'Bim' Nolan
Incendiary Blonde 1945
as Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
The Affairs of Susan 1945
as Brooklyn Boy (uncredited)
You Came Along 1945
as Bellboy (uncredited)
Bring on the Girls 1945
as Sailor
- Bombalera
Bombalera 1945
as Houlihan
The Canterville Ghost 1944
as Lieutenant John Kane
Address Unknown 1944
as Jimmie Blake
Andy Hardy's Blonde Trouble 1944
as Taxi Driver #2 (uncredited)
And the Angels Sing 1944
as Holman
See Here, Private Hargrove 1944
as M.P. (uncredited)
A Guy Named Joe 1944
as Major (uncredited)
Standing Room Only 1944
as Cabbie
The Gang's All Here 1943
as Marine Sergeant (uncredited)
The Mystery of the 13th Guest 1943
as Speed Dugan
The Unknown Guest 1943
as Truck Driver (uncredited)
Corvette K-225 1943
as Shipyard Painter
Thank Your Lucky Stars 1943
as Sailor (uncredited)
Nazty Nuisance 1943
as Seaman Benson
Young Ideas 1943
as Reporter (uncredited)
Yanks Ahoy 1943
as Quartermaster Jenkins
Get Going 1943
as Hank
Prairie Chickens 1943
as Clem
Good Morning, Judge 1943
as Ben Pollard
Mission to Moscow 1943
as Reporter (uncredited)
Taxi, Mister 1943
as Henchman Silk
The Falcon Strikes Back 1943
as Cecil, a Hobo (uncredited)
Slightly Dangerous 1943
as Gateman (uncredited)
Dixie Dugan 1943
as Soldier (uncredited)
Silver Skates 1943
as Eddie
Fall In 1942
as Capt. Gillis
Across the Pacific 1942
as Sidewalk Toy Vendor (uncredited)
The Palm Beach Story 1942
as Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Somewhere I'll Find You 1942
as Soldier Driving Jeep
Wake Island 1942
Actor
A-Haunting We Will Go 1942
as Train Detective (uncredited), Actor
The Pride of the Yankees 1942
as Yankee Third Base Coach (uncredited)
Tough as They Come 1942
as Collector
Maisie Gets Her Man 1942
as Stage Manager (Uncredited)
Yankee Doodle Dandy 1942
as Sergeant on Parade (uncredited)
Whispering Ghosts 1942
as Curly
About Face 1942
as Bartender Jerry
Mokey 1942
as Police Desk Sergeant
Star Spangled Rhythm 1942
as Soldier (uncredited)
Joe Smith, American 1942
as Man in Waiting Room with Matches (uncredited)
Steel Against the Sky 1941
as Egg Man in Diner (uncredited)
H.M. Pulham, Esq. 1941
as Marine Sergeant (uncredited)
Top Sergeant Mulligan 1941
as Pat Dolan
Sergeant York 1941
as But! Boy (uncredited)
Tanks a Million 1941
as Pvt. Skivic
Let's Go Collegiate 1941
as Speed Dorman
Blossoms in the Dust 1941
as Man with Man Carrying Dead Child
Father Steps Out 1941
as Tall Hobo 'King', aka The King of Siam
The Reluctant Dragon 1941
as Orchestra Leader (uncredited)
Thieves Fall Out 1941
as Pick
Model Wife 1941
as Master of Ceremonies
Footsteps in the Dark 1941
as Gus a Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Come Live with Me 1941
as Waiter
East of the River 1940
as Tour Guide (uncredited)
Just a Cute Kid 1940
as Benny
City for Conquest 1940
as Band Conductor and Emcee (uncredited)
No Time for Comedy 1940
as Cab Driver
They Drive by Night 1940
as Driver in Cafe (uncredited)
Pop Always Pays 1940
as Minerva Auto Loan Cashier
Blame It on Love 1940
as Studio Electrician
Brother Orchid 1940
as Parkway Biltmore Desk Clerk (uncredited)
La Conga Nights 1940
as Jeepers Peepers
Edison, the Man 1940
as Galbreath
Saturday's Children 1940
as Cab Driver (uncredited)
Curtain Call 1940
as Spike Malone
The Grapes of Wrath 1940
as Tim
Alice in Movieland 1940
as Master of Ceremonies (uncredited)
Castle on the Hudson 1940
as Guard Who is Slugged (uncredited)
The Fighting 69th 1940
as Engineer Sergeant (uncredited)
Married and in Love 1940
as Jim Carter, Man in Bar
Invisible Stripes 1939
as Steve - Henchman on Bank Job (uncredited)
Gone with the Wind 1939
as Soldier Aiding Dr. Meade (uncredited)
Nick Carter, Master Detective 1939
as Pete Foley - 1st pilot
Reno 1939
as J. Hezmer Briggs
No Place to Go 1939
as Pete Shaffer
Slapsie Maxie's 1939
as Tiger Dorsey
Thunder Afloat 1939
as Recruiting Officer (uncredited)
Waterfront 1939
as Skids Riley
Five Came Back 1939
as Photographer (uncredited)
It's a Wonderful World 1939
as Peters - Stagehand (uncredited)
Lucky Night 1939
as Play Palace Announcer (uncredited)
Women in the Wind 1939
as Chuck - the Mechanic (uncredited)
The Flying Irishman 1939
as New York Mechanic
The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle 1939
as Adjutant (uncredited)
You Can't Get Away with Murder 1939
as Boat Tour Guide (uncredited)
Twelve Crowded Hours 1939
as Henchman (uncredited)
Idiot's Delight 1939
as Ed
- Crime Rave
Crime Rave 1939
Actor
Too Hot to Handle 1938
as Assistant Dubber (uncredited)
No Time to Marry 1938
as Waxler
The Invisible Menace 1938
as Private of the Guard
Headin' East 1937
as Joe
Wine, Women and Horses 1937
as Horse Buyer
That Certain Woman 1937
as Reporter (uncredited)
Back in Circulation 1937
as James Maxwell - a Reporter (uncredited)
Ever Since Eve 1937
as Bandit Leader at Monteray Tavern (uncredited)
They Won't Forget 1937
as Reporter
Dance Charlie Dance 1937
as Ted Parks
The Case of the Stuttering Bishop 1937
as Charlie Downs
Kid Galahad 1937
as Barney
San Quentin 1937
as Convict Envying Hoffman (uncredited)
The Go-Getter 1937
as Country Club Man #2 (uncredited)
The Cherokee Strip 1937
as Joe Brady
Marked Woman 1937
as Cabbie #2 (uncredited)
Midnight Court 1937
as Reporter
Smart Blonde 1937
as Ambulance Driver (uncredited)
King of Hockey 1936
as Swede
Night Waitress 1936
as Policeman at Torre's
All American Chump 1936
as Reporter (uncredited)
The Sky Parade 1936
as Pilot (uncredited)
China Clipper 1936
as Weatherman (uncredited)
Bullets or Ballots 1936
as Gatley - Pinball Racketeer (uncredited)
Border Flight 1936
as Jimmie
Romance in the Air 1936
as Sure-Fire
Road Gang 1936
as Radio Dispatcher (uncredited)
Double Exposure 1935
as Press Photographer (uncredited)
Credits from TMDB.